Ma’u'l-Quds

Posted on 06/02/2012 by marina

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MA’U ‘L-QUDS ماء القدي
Lit. “Water of Holiness” A term used by the Sufis for such holy influences on the soul of man as enable him to overcome the lusts of the flesh, and to become holy. (See ‘Abdu’r-Razzaqs Dict. of Sufi Terms.)

Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam

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